Sunday, May 25, 2008

Spaghetti with sweet peppers

To perk up your pasts, try adding honey and red vinegar to an otherwise traditional vegetarian sauce. The sweetened juices simply ooze flavor
Ingredients
2 red onions, finely sliced
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
4 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 large red peppers, deseeded and finely sliced
2 large yellow peppers, deseeded and finely sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
450g spaghetti
1 tbsp clear honey
Torn fresh basil, to garnish

Preparation

Step1
Toss the onion in 1 tbsp of the vinegar and set aside for 5 minutes. Drain.

Step2
Heat 3 tbsp of the oil in a pan and cook the onion, garlic and peppers over a low heat for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.

Step3
Meanwhile, bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti, according to the packet instructions.

Step4
Drain the pasta and toss in the remaining olive oil.

Step5
Stir the remaining vinegar and the honey into the pepper mixture, bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute. Season well.

Step6
Add the pepper mixture to the spaghetti and toss to mix. Serve each portion with some freshly ground black pepper and torn basil leaves.

Serves 4
Preparation time 25 minutes
Fat per serving 16g
Calories per serving 590

1 comment:

Salvatore said...

I just love spaghetti! Your recipe is pretty yummy!!